Trans World Radio Broadcasts Messages of Hope Throughout Grief-Stricken Haiti

In response to the devastation caused by the massive earthquake in Haiti, TWR will broadcast messages of hope into Port-au-Prince in the local Creole language. 

Haiti’s Radio 4VEH is located on the northern part of Haiti and was not severely impacted by the earthquake.  TWR has been granted permission to use the local station to provide a simulcast of Christian programming via TWR’s transmitter on the island of Bonaire.

“Two solid Christian stations on Haiti are Radio 4VEH and Radio Lumiere,” explains TWR Americas International Director Tim Klingbeil. “Since Radio Lumiere is off the air due to a damaged transmitter facility, we believe broadcasting Radio 4VEH’s programmess from Bonaire will reach people who currently are not able to receive much-needed Gospel messages.”

According to sources from Radio 4VEH, the station plans to make adjustments to its regular programming in an effort to address the needs of those who are suffering and looking for help. “Our thinking is that we will continue providing simulcasts at least until Radio Lumiere is able to go back on the air,” Klingbeil says. 

TWR plans to produce additional programming in Creole to be aired later and will also offer disaster-related programme “Growth Through Hardship,” a series of upbeat radio spots that focus on how believers can respond during the aftermath of natural disasters. “The key is to provide ongoing help once the immediate crisis passes and people begin to realise the reality of the situation,” says Klingbeil.